Why is the ear so sensitive? Check out the mechanics
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
The human ear, like those of other mammals, is so extraordinarily sensitive that it can detect sound-wave-induced vibrations of the eardrum that move by less than the width of an atom. Now, researchers at MIT have discovered important new details of how the ear achieves this amazing ability to pick up faint sounds. The new […]